OK you truckers...

[Fury440]

Looking at that beast makes a person wonder how many farmers actually reach old age with all the body parts they started with!

 

[300rag]

ye olde coffman starter

I'm picturing @70bigblockdodge going out and doing this every morning so he can deliver some coils

 

[70bigblockdodge]

I'm picturing @70bigblockdodge going out and doing this every morning so he can deliver some coils

No way.
BTW that is a pre-combustion cat engine? Anyone know for sure.

Actually I turn key and then hit the button, if it does not start I go back to bed till it's light out.

 

[barnfind]

not sure where the post went, here's what I discovered about starting procedures.

starting system for the Field Marshall's large displacement single cylinder diesel engine. The engine is rotated to a specific spot on its stroke, the smoldering paper is inserted into the cylinder head to act as a glow plug and a special black powder 12ga. shotgun blank is loaded into a chamber connected to the cylinder and then fired. The result is a quick start that requires no cranking. However this system places extra mechanical stress on the engine and leaves corrosive residue in the starting system, so it is rarely used

 

[barnfind]

International sightliner,

 

[D Cluley]

That is a shot from the movie "Real Steel"

They did some of the filming in my hometown back in 2010, with that truck and also the Cadillac Sixteen show car.

 

[commando1]

There's another truck manufacturer that like to raid the parts bin.

 

[cantflip]

There's another truck manufacturer that like to raid the parts bin.

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When I saw that truck in the movie, I had assumed it was a custom created for the pic. Thanks for showing that picture... I don't imagine they built many, because I don't remember them. Maybe you more seasoned folks can tell me if I'm wrong (again).

 

[cm23uoc]

I can see where the Inspiration came from. Weapon on the streets- weapon in the air.
;)

 

[commando1]

Maybe you more seasoned folks can tell me if I'm wrong (again).

The Sightliner was not a big seller.
These were the standard bearer for the IH COE line at the time:

I remember the first time I saw a Sightliner. 1971. An OTR driver pulled into our warehouse with one. All the drivers went over to look at it and walked away scratching their heads. Yeah, so I guess it was an oddball even back in the day.

 

[300rag]

The Sightliner was not a big seller.
...

'cause you had to wear pants while driving.

 

[amazinblue82]

That Sightliner had "a face for radio" but I like it.

Ran across this one too .. the "High Binder", early 50's? Never saw one, or even heard of one until today.

that's what makes this a cool thread -- and I aint even a "trucker"

 

[LocuMob]

That Sightliner had "a face for radio" but I like it.

Ran across this one too .. the "High Binder", early 50's? Never saw one, or even heard of one until today.

that's what makes this a cool thread -- and I aint even a "trucker"

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International sure tried to get the most out of those smaller cabs. What's the next variation we'll see?

 

[commando1]

We used to call the red one Two Story Falcons.

 

[commando1]

 

[commando1]

 

[twostick]

That Sightliner had "a face for radio" but I like it.

Ran across this one too .. the "High Binder", early 50's? Never saw one, or even heard of one until today.

that's what makes this a cool thread -- and I aint even a "trucker"

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That red one is from The Tackaberry Collection, about 25 miles from me. He has a museum of 12 warehouses full of stuff like that. One of the largest collections of International equipment on the planet.

Kevin

 

[twostick]

A Bighorn from his collection.



Kevin

 

[300rag]

There's just something about that short cab and huge long hood combo that makes these one of the best looking trucks out there.

 

[LocuMob]

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Those are plastic models, Stan, but I understand your point.